Support for cooking utensils



April 15, 1952 H, J, BLOCK 2,593,003

SUPPORT FOR cooKING UTENSILS Filed March 8. 194e FIG- l JL wb; INVENTOR:

` LA *f E IHERBERT J. BLOCK f7 da?,

ATTY.

Patented Apr. 15, `1952 SUPPORT FOR COOKING UTENsiLs Herbert 3. Block,chicago, n1.

Application March 8, 1946, Serial No. 652,989

The invention relates to cooking utensils and more particularly toautensil used in conjunction with standard cooking utensils.

It is an object of the invention `to provide a device forming a base fora cooking utensil and capable oi protecting the burner llame to avoidbeing extinguished when the content of the utensil boils over.

A further object is to provide a device Where the heat emanating fromthe burner is evenly distributed over the bottom of the cookingutensil.-

A still further object is to provide an auxiliary cooking utensil whichcauses the heat radiated from the burner to follow a plurality of pathsleadingto the entire area of the bottom area of the cooking vesselwhereby the food in the vessel is evenly heated therein and preventsburning of the food o'r adherence thereof to the wall orbottom of thevessel.

With these and other important objectsin view which will become apparentfrom a disclosure of the invention, the latter comprises the meansdescribed in the -following specicatlon, particularly pointed out in theclaims forming a part hereof, and illustrated in theV accompanyingdrawing, in which Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a device constructed inaccordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a .part side elevation and part cross section of the device.

The. device comprises a cylindrical structure having an annular wall orring I of relatively 9 Claims. (Cl. 12B- 215) short-height which at thelower end is bent outwardly as at II.

A frusto-conical member I2 of lesser height Y than thering or wall I 0extends at the lower end beyond the lower end of said structure and iscrimped about the end II of said cylinder to be rigidly secured thereto.

The upper end of the member I2 is bent upwardly to Vprovide a neck I3above the frustoconical member I2. A dome-like deflector I4 valso offrusto-conical shape, is provided which comprises a'flat central annulartop face part I5 and integral therewith apart I 6 tapering downwardlyand terminating a slight distance above the neck I3. A plurality of legsI1 extending from the lower edge of the dome or deflector I4 engage theouter side of the neck I3 and rest on the member I2 to support thedeflector or dome I4 above the member I2.

It will be readily understood that the lower end of the dome ordeflector I4 and upper end of member I2 being spaced an annular openingis 2 defined for a purpose hereinafter further plained.

The deector I4 may at the tapering portion I6 be undulated. A pluralityof apertures I8 in circular formation are provided in the deiiector partI6. The particular arrangement of the apertures may be varied.

The dome or deflector I4 at the center has secured thereto a threadedbolt i9 which passes through an aperture in a horizontal circular bafeplate 28 a short distance below the dome part I5 and having a diameterless than the diameter of the-lower dome end. A nut 2| is secured to theboltto hold the baie 20 in position. A spacer sleeve 22 surrounds thebolt I9 between the parts I5 and 20.

VAn annular top or cover member 23 formed with a downwardly extendingflange 24 is placed on the wall or ring I0 and the central Opening ofmember 23 has a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of thelower end of the deflector I4.

The annular top member 23 is in horizontal alignment with the flat partI5 of the deflector I4 and both parts form a support for the cookingutensil 25 shown in dash and dotted lines in Fig. 2.

The'device is placed on the grating 26 over the burner 21 indicated indash and dotted lines in Fig; 2.

In use when the device is placed on the grating of a cooking stove andsupports the cooking vessel, the heated gases will strike the bail-lev2li and will flow therealong to the deflector where they will passthrough the opening between the members I4 and I2 and reach the lowerface of the top member 23. The gases will also iio'w through theopenings IB and reach the central portion of the bottom of the cookingvessel 25.

Thus the heated gases reach every portion of the vessel bottom ensuringa more rapid cooking and obviating burning of the flood and adherencethereof to the walls of the vessel.

'I'he cylindrical wall I0 has an opening 3i) and the member I2 has anopening 3I to permit visual examination of the flame of burner 21.

The cylindrical member IIJ thus constitutes a the invention, numerouschanges and alterations may be made without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

I, therefore, include all modifications, revisions and alterations whichfall within the scope of the invention as deiined in the appendedclaims.

I claim:

1. A device for supporting a cooking vessel coinprising an annularhollow base having a cover with a large central opening therein, andcompletely open at the bottom, a hollow frusto-conical member in saidbase secured to the lower end of said base, an apertured dome-likedeector supported on said member and having its upper part ush with thecover of said base, said deflector having its lower end slightly spacedabove the upper end of said member to provide a circular gap, and ahorizontal baiiie plate in said deector and secured thereto to occupy aposition below said dome-like defiector and above the circular gap.

2. A device for supporting a cooking vessel on a grate above a stoveburner and comp-rising an annular hollow basey having a top portion witha large central opening, said base being completely open at the bottom,a. hollow frusto-conical member in said base secured to the lower end ofsaid base, a dome-like apertured deector also of truste-conical shapeand` supported on` said member and having its Yupper. part flush withthe top portion of said base, said deflector having its, lower endslightly spaced above the upper end ofi said member to provide acircular gap, and a horizontal plate in said deeetor and secured theretoto occupy a position below the top of said dome delector and above thecircular gap tor direct heated gases toward the gap, said base and;`said member being provided with aligned openings. to enable observationof the naine.

A device for supporting a cooking vessel on a stove: grating above aburner, said device comprisingr., an annular base I0, a frusto-coriicalmember. I2` having a lower peripheral edge crimped into, attachment withlower peripheral edge, portions; of said base, a dome-like deflector I6having legs II mounting the same on said member I2 and havin-g a lowerperipheral edge portion. spaced from the upper peripheral edge portionof said member I2 to afford a gap, and an annular'topmember; 23 onsaidbase and having acentral opening spaced above the central region ofsaid deector.

4. A dei/ iceV as dened in claim 3- and further characterized bytheprovision of a baie 20 attached pendently to, and spaced below, saiddeflector.

5. A device of the class described comprising a base structure adaptedto rest on a stove grating and comprising a ring l0 having an annulartop 23, and heat defiecting means comprising: a first hollowfrusto-conicai member I2 attached at its lower edge region to lower edgeportions of said ring, a deiiector I6 also of approximatelyfrusto-conical shape and supported concentrically by said member andhaving lower edge portions spaced from upper edge portions 'of the rstfrusto-conical member to aord a passage, said deflector having an uppertop portion I5 subV stantially flush with said top 23 but spaced fromthe inner periphery of the latter.

6. The structure deiinedin claim 5 and further characterized by theprovision of a bale plate 20 supported pendently from said top portionI5 and having a peripheral edge spaced from the inner face of saiddeector.

7. A device of the class described comprising two hollow substantiallyfrusto-conical members mounted in superposed complementary relation, onesmaller than the other. the smaller one of said members being positionedabove, and supported by, the larger and lower one of said members, saidsmaller member having a lower peripheral margin spaced from the upperperipheral margin of said larger member to provide a gap therebetween;and a ring-shaped wall surrounding said members and attached around itslower margin to lower marginal portions of said lower member.

8. The device of claim 7 further characterized in that said ring-shapedwall has ratop member with a central opening having peripheral marginsin vertical alignment with the marginal portions of said frusto-conicalmembers forming said gap.

9. The device set forth in claim 8 and further characterized in that theupper one of said frustoconical members has a closed flat face disposedcentrally of theropening in said top member of the ring-shaped wall, andsaid flat top face lying substantially flush with the surface of saidtop member of the Wall.

HERBERT J. BLOCK.

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